Small kitchen appliances

Through multiple rounds of testing since 2013, the Cuisinart CPK-17 has remained our favorite electric kettle. It’s fast, accurate, and easy to use—all at a great price.

We’ve baked dozens of cakes and hundreds of cookies and even taken apart a few stand mixers to find the best options for baking and beyond.

After testing 32 toasters for dozens of hours, we think the Cuisinart CPT-122 2-Slice Compact Plastic Toaster is the best, especially for its low price.

Microwaves basically all perform the same, but we like the Toshiba EM131A5C for its looks and its useful extra features.

The Timemore C2 manual coffee grinder is elegant, durable, and has become an essential part of my morning routine.

We’ve been testing sous vide gear for over 10 years. Here’s what you need to get started.

After testing dozens of air fryers over the years, we like the Philips 3000 Series Airfryer L HD9200/91, which crisps food quickly and costs less than $150.

The Ooni Koda 16 Gas Powered Pizza Oven lets me cook pizza that tastes like the brick oven pies I made with locals in Puglia.

We’ve been testing vacuum sealers since 2017. Our pick is the Anova Precision Vacuum Sealer Pro.

After testing 14 milk frothers and frothing up gallons of milk foam, we recommend the Instant MagicFroth 9-in-1 and the Golde Superwhisk.

We tested the Our Place Wonder Oven, but we weren’t wowed by its performance.

After testing more than 25 blenders since 2012, we haven’t found a better one than the powerful, durable Vitamix 5200.

We tested 15 citrus juicers and picked the best electric and manual models for reaming, squeezing, and large-batch juicing.

We’ve tested 21 ice cream makers, and our favorite is the Cuisinart ICE-21. It’s a great tool for beginners and pros alike.

If you want an appliance that’s more versatile than a pod-shaped air fryer, we recommend the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro.

After 20 hours of testing, we think that the Breville Handy Mix Scraper is the best hand mixer for baking, sauces, or small-batch recipes.

Water filters and pitchers are the simplest, most affordable way to get reliable filtered water at home.

If you dislike lugging bags of ice home from the store or filling ice-cube trays, a countertop ice maker might make your day.

We tested 16 of the most promising manual vegetable choppers, and we didn’t like any of them. Here are the chopping aids we actually love and one manual chopper we can tolerate.

Our kitchen team is here to help you discover if a food processor, stick blender, countertop blender, or personal blender—or a combo thereof—is right for you.

This is the easiest method to clean your microwave. All you need is about half an hour and some kitchen staples you likely already have at home.

Nespresso machines can make good espresso quickly and conveniently. We recommend the Essenza Mini because it’s compact, efficient, and easy to use.

The Drinkmate OmniFizz is a simple, sleek soda maker that can carbonate any beverage you want.

We’ve tested 26 soda makers over the years, and the Drinkmate OmniFizz is the best at carbonating water, juice, and wine—making it the best soda maker out there.

Of all the large toaster ovens we’ve tested that promise air frying capability, the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro comes the closest to actually acting like an air fryer.

Our favorite food processor is, as it has been for a decade, the Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor. It’s a durable, no-frills kitchen workhorse.

For a reluctant home cook, Breville’s The Control Grip immersion blender is a revelation: It’s a wonderfully designed tool that transformed my food.

We’ve tested 19 juicers since 2014, and think the Omega VSJ843 makes the best-tasting juices, and offers the best accessories, value, and warranty.

We spent 109 hours researching and testing 14 slow cookers, and found that the Hamilton Beach Set & Forget is the best you can get.

When our kitchen team tested rice cookers, the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer was the most versatile, making great-tasting sushi rice, brown rice, and long-grain rice.

A full-size food processor is a hero for big jobs, but you just might whip out the Cuisinart Core Custom 4-Cup Mini Chopper more often for everyday meals.

After 60 hours of research and frying, we think the Cuisinart CDF-200 is the best deep fryer. But you might be better off with a Lodge Dutch Oven.

We’ve tested dozens of multi-cookers since 2016, and the Instant Pot Rio 6-quart is our favorite. It’s sleek, simple to use, and performs basic functions well.

The Instant Pot Duo Crisp 6.5-quart with Ultimate Lid fulfills its promise of one-pot meals, but it has some notable flaws. Other appliances can serve you better.

After cooking more than 275 pounds of white and brown rice, we think the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy NS-ZCC10 works best for the widest variety of grains.

We cooked for months with portable induction burners and found that the Duxtop 9600LS has the best features and performance for everyday cooking.